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verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz·ing.
1.
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
2.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.
3.
(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
Also, especially British, os·tra·cise.
Origin:
1640–50; < Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
1640–50; < Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
Related forms
os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjective
os·tra·ci·za·tion, noun
os·tra·ciz·er, noun
Synonyms
1. shun, snub, blacklist.
1. shun, snub, blacklist.
Antonyms
1. accept.
1. accept.
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| Main Entry: | ostracize |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to banish or expel; abolish |
| Etymology: | Greek ostrakizein 'to banish by voting with potsherds' |
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Word Origin & History
ostracize
1640s, from Gk. ostrakizein (see ostracism). Related: Ostracization; ostracizing.
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